I am currently a Dance teacher at La Mesa Arts Academy. This will be my third year at an amazing school that incorporates the arts into school curriculum for students in grades 4th-8th. Teaching dance has been a passion of mine since a very young age. Growing up I studied dance from the age of 10, and over the years performed with many dance companies and schools. I continue to take class today to pursue my passion and stay with current trends. I hope to continue the growth within our Dance department at La Mesa Arts Academy. The practitioner- research I conducted with the LMSVEF grant helped me understand the importance and usefulness of accumulating evidence to find teaching approaches that help students learn tap techniques. Further, sharing my practice-based research evidence with other tap instructors for their consideration in their own teaching will be my contribution to research and teaching communities.